Rule 8.3 - ANGLO AMERICAN

FORM 8.3

    DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
              (Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)


1.   KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing        BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in              ANGLO AMERICAN
Class of relevant security    USD0.54945
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               17 September 2009

2.   INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

(a)  Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 3)

                            Long                     Short

                      Number       (%)         Number       (%)

(1) Relevant      63,692,676     4.84%        918,828     0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives    6,639,510     0.50%      8,021,538     0.61%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and    2,953,800     0.22%      2,948,800     0.22%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             73,285,986     5.57%     11,889,166     0.90%


(b)  Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
     than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of                    Long                     Short
relevant
security:

                  Number              (%)   Number              (%)

(1) Relevant
securities

(2) Derivatives
(other than
options)

(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total


  (c)  Rights to subscribe (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:   Details



3.   DEALINGS (Note 4)

(a)  Purchases and sales

Purchase/Sale   Number of Securities   Price per unit
                                          (GBP)
Purchase        1,360                  21.5800
Purchase        4,908                  21.2500
Purchase        14                     21.2650
Purchase        3,653                  21.3582
Purchase        442,200                21.2783
Purchase        3,608                  21.1928
Purchase        2,354                  21.2500
Purchase        11,306                 21.0604
Purchase        2,277                  21.2135
Purchase        15,453                 21.5248
Purchase        4,933                  21.2450
Purchase        21,333                 21.2874
Purchase        6,273                  21.3776
Purchase        1,194                  21.2500
Purchase        388                    21.2250
Purchase        200,000                Transfer
Purchase        566                    21.0150
Purchase        433                    21.2450
Purchase        834                    21.4732
Purchase        71,150                 21.1552
Sale            100                    21.5200
Sale            100                    21.5200
Sale            218                    21.1865
Sale            388                    21.2250
Sale            3,582                  21.2500
Sale            3,500                  21.3456
Sale            1,394                  21.2500
Sale            430                    21.5800
Sale            2,257                  21.3613
Sale            433                    21.2450
Sale            1,931                  21.2751
Sale            1,561                  21.2500
Sale            500                    21.5000
Sale            566                    21.2500
Sale            1,010                  21.2500
Sale            2,299                  21.2500
Sale            22,989                 21.2847
Sale            200,000                Transfer
Sale            142,476                21.2848
Sale            126,718                21.2558
Sale            78,900                 21.4850
Sale            55,825                 21.2500
Sale            53,896                 21.2334
Sale            51,560                 21.2334
Sale            48,136                 21.2500
Sale            42,704                 21.3622
Sale            41,472                 21.2824
Sale            30,493                 21.2334
Sale            6,267                  21.2334
Sale            24,894                 21.2334
Sale            4,933                  21.2450
Sale            21,626                 21.2500
Sale            20,858                 21.2334
Sale            19,968                 21.2334
Sale            19,500                 21.2500
Sale            13,436                 21.2334
Sale            12,821                 21.2334
Sale            12,427                 21.2334
Sale            10,682                 21.2334
Sale            10,553                 21.2334
Sale            8,563                  21.2334
Sale            7,709                  21.2334
Sale            6,652                  21.2334
Sale            25,353                 21.3510

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          126718        21.2557
CFD            Long          1931          21.2751
CFD            Long          41472         21.2823
CFD            Long          3500          21.3456
CFD            Long          42704         21.3621
CFD            Long          500           21.5
CFD            Short         463           21.25
CFD            Short         442200        21.2782
CFD            Short         462           21.3252
CFD            Short         3653          21.3581
CFD            Short         4458          21.3586
CFD            Short         17460         21.3608
CFD            Short         6273          21.3776
CFD            Short         834           21.4732

(c)  Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,   Writing,          Number of          Exercise  Type, e.g.      Expiry   Option money
e.g. call       selling,          securities to      price     American,       date     paid/received
option          purchasing,       which the option             European etc.            per unit (GBP)
                varying etc.      relates (GBP)
call optio      writing           10000              1900      EURO          18/06/2010  425
call optio      writing           100000             1900      EURO          18/06/2010  425
(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g.  Number of           Exercise price per
call option         securities          unit (Note 5)




(d)  Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)


Nature of transaction Details           Price per unit
(Note 8)                                (if applicable)
                                        (Note 5)




4.   OTHER INFORMATION
None

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives


Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the
person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of
any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or
relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any
relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
referenced.  If none, this should be stated.




Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                 YES


Date of disclosure                         18 September 2009
Contact name                               Geoff Smith
Telephone number                           020 7116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)


Notes

The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk

SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8

DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS
(This form should be attached to Form 8.1, Form 8.1(b)(ii) or Form 8.3, as appropriate)

OPEN POSITIONS (Note 1)
Product name,     Written or  Number of securities   Exercise price   Type, e.g.     Expiry date
e.g. call option  purchased   to which the option    (Note 2)         American,
                              or derivative relates                   European etc.
Option            Purchased   -100,000               1,900.0000       EURO           18/09/2009
Option            Purchased   -525,000               1,600.0000       EURO           18/09/2009
Option            Purchased   -400,000               1,600.0000       EURO           18/09/2009
Option            Purchased   -250,000               1,900.0000       EURO           17/12/2010
Option            Purchased   -210,000               1,700.0000       EURO           18/09/2009
Option            Purchased   -150,000               1,800.0000       EURO           18/09/2009
Option            Purchased   -150,000               1,800.0000       EURO           18/09/2009
Option            Purchased   -150,000               1,900.0000       EURO           18/09/2009
Option            Purchased   -750,000               1,800.0000       EURO           18/12/2009
Option            Purchased   -100,000               1,600.0000       EURO           18/09/2009
Option            Purchased   150,000                19.0000          AMER           17/12/2010
Option            Purchased   -29,000                1,700.0000       EURO           18/09/2009
Option            Purchased   1,050,000              2,000.0000       EURO           17/12/2010
Option            Purchased   1,050,000              2,000.0000       EURO           17/12/2010
Option            Purchased   100,000                22.0000          AMER           17/12/2010
Option            Purchased   100,000                22.0000          AMER           17/12/2010
Option            Purchased   150,000                18.0000          AMER           18/12/2009
Option            Purchased   150,000                18.0000          AMER           18/12/2009
Option            Purchased   150,000                19.0000          AMER           17/12/2010
Option            Purchased   -110,000               1,900.0000       EURO           18/06/2010


Notes

1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except for CFDs), full details should be given.
Full details of any  existing agreements to purchase or to sell  should also be given on this form.

2. For all prices and other monetary amounts, the currency must be stated.

For details of the Code's dealing disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 and its Notes which can be viewed on the Takeover
Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk